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2025 DAILYLAW 174806 (ALL)

MISS POONAM RANI v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. AGRICULTURE LKO. AND 2 OTHERS

/13475/2025 · 2025-11-20

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 13475 of 2025 Court No. - 18 HON'BLE SHREE PRAKASH SINGH, J. Heard Mr. Jitendra Narain Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Amit Rai, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for respondent no. 1, Mr. Surendra Kumar Singh, learned counsel for respondent nos. 2 & 3 and perused the record. Instant petition has been filed with the following reliefs:- "(i) to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to grant to the petitioner the benefit of the pay scale of Rs. 2000-3500/- in the Fifth Pay Commission with effect from 01.01.1996 and the pay scale of Rs. 15,600-39100/- in the Sixth Pay Commission with effect from 01.01.2006 with grade pay of Rs. 5400, as has been admittedly given to her seniors and to pay her the consequential arrears of salary; (ii) to pass any other order or direction as may be deemed fit and proper in the circumstances of the case; (iii) to allow the writ petition with costs." Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the benefit of the 5th pay commission with effect from 01.01.1996 and the pay scale of Rs. 15,600-39100/ in the Sixth Pay Commission with effect from 01.01.2006 with grade pay of Rs. 5400 has not been paid to the petitioner. After arguing at length, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the interest of justice would be sub-served if this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to give liberty to the petitioner to move a fresh representation before the Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Jitendra Narain Mishra Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Surendra Kumar Singh Miss Poonam Rani .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Agriculture Lko. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) respondent no. 2 and he may be directed to consider & decide the same, within stipulated period of time as may be fixed by this Court. Learned counsel for the opposite parties have no objection to the contention aforesaid. Be that as it may, without entering into the merit of the case, the petitioner is permitted to move a fresh representation within period of 15 days, and if such representation is moved within aforesaid period, the respondent no. 2/Director, U.P. Rajya Krishi Utpadan Mandi Parishad, Kisan Mandi Bhawan, Vibhuti Khand, Gomti Nahar, Lucknow, is hereby directed to consider and decide the same, within a period of eight weeks, in accordance with law, from the date, a certified copy of this order is produced before him. With the aforesaid observations, the instant petition is disposed of. November 20, 2025 Mayank WRIA No. 13475 of 2025 2 (Shree Prakash Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- MAYANK PRATAP SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench